Be sure to check out what they have coming next for their readers. I try to pick authors who are interesting studies and ask them unique questions for our Q/A section.
Check out the Showcase feature of the HBS Author's Spotlight. I have included those authors in this class. Also, we have added the Author Bundles we have posted this month.
Thanks to the following outstanding authors for a great month. Here is a summary of our November 2016 crew.
Judith Arnold
Author Genre: Romance, Contemporary
Website: Judith Arnold
Twitter: @Judith_Arnold
E-Mail: judith_arnold@verizon.net
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
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Author Description:
USA Today bestselling author Judith Arnold knew she wanted to be a writer by the time she was four. She loved making up stories (not exactly the same thing as lying) and enjoying the adventures of her fictional characters. With more than eight-five published novels to her name, she has been able to live her dream. Four of Judith's novels have received awards from RT Book Reviews Magazine (for Best Harlequin American Romance, Best Harlequin Superromance, Best Series Romance Novel and Best Contemporary Romance Novel) and she's a three-time finalist for Romance Writers of America's RITA Award. Her novel Love In Bloom's was named one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly. A New York native, Judith lives in New England.
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Next: Angel of the Morning is in draft form. The novels is the seventh in the Magic Jukebox series.
Social media buzz: Actually, I’m more a Facebook than a Twitter fan. I’ve got the two accounts linked so that my Facebook posts appear on Twitter. I love that social media make it possible for authors and readers to connect. During the years I wrote for traditional publishers, the publishers gradually cut back on the promotion they did for their authors and expected authors to do more of the promotion ourselves. We used to complain about that, but in retrospect, I admit that this was good preparation for my career as an independent author.
Personal appearances: Just a couple of weeks ago, I spoke at the Boston Book Festival, which was great fun. I don’t do much public speaking over the winter; living in New England, we never know when a blizzard is going to strike! However, I’m scheduled to speak to the Rhode Island Romance Writers in March and the New England Chapter of Romance Writers of America sometime in the spring (we’re still figuring out the date.) I’ll also participate in the NEC-RWA conference in April, both running a workshop and signing books. If other invitations come in, I’ll say yes if I can. Connecting with readers through social media is great, but meeting them in person is much more satisfying.
Great covers: I create most of my covers myself. I’ve hired an artist to design the covers for my Lainie Lovett mysteries, and she’s done a fabulous job of capturing my vision for those books. For the romances, I worked with a cover artist for a while. We originally came up with traditional “couples” covers, but then I decided I wanted a different look.
Author bundles: As far as I know, Heart Stealers was the first multi-author bundle to be independently published. When indie-publishing was still in its infancy, several friends and I were brainstorming about how to get our books in front of more readers. I’m pretty sure it was Patricia McLinn, one of the four authors in Heart Stealers, who came up with the idea of collecting a group of authors’ novels into one volume and selling it inexpensively.
Free books: I currently have three books which are more or less permanently free: Changes, the first book in the Magic Jukebox series, Father Found, the first book in the Daddy School series, and Still Kicking, the first book in the Lainie Lovett Mysteries series. Free books are an excellent way to introduce readers to a series.
Reader list: I send out a newsletter about once a month. I consider the people who sign up to receive my friends, and I don’t want to clog their email inboxes with lots of junk. So I don’t bombard them with newsletters, but send a newsletter only when I have news to share.
Publishing in foreign languages: The only books of mine that are published in foreign languages are those released by traditional publishers. I’ve looked into publishing translations of my indie books, but translators are expensive, and in some countries the laws require an author to share her copyright with the translator, which I’m hesitant to do. My indie books are distributed in English in many foreign countries, though.
Reviews are an important part of marketing our books, and authors welcome them. (Of course, we welcome the 5-star reviews a lot more than the 1-star reviews!) Many advertising venues will not run ads for books that haven’t received a minimum number of reviews. So getting reviews is important to me. I put a note in the back of most of my books, reminding readers that they can post a review of the book if they wish.
Author's Book List
The Fixer Upper
The Woman Downstairs
Still Kicking
Moondance
Heat Wave
Wild Thing
True Colors
Changes
Best Friends
Going Back
Somebody's Dad
Hope Street
Hush, Little Baby
'Tis the Season
Dr. Dad
Father of Two
Father Christmas
Father Found
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D. F. Bailey
Author Genre: Suspense, Thrillers & Mysteries
Website: D. F. Bailey - Suspense, Thrillers & Mysteries
Twitter: @D_F_Bailey
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
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D.F. Bailey's first novel, Fire Eyes, was a finalist for the W.H. Smith First Novel Award. A second novel, Healing the Dead, was translated into German as Todliche Ahnungen. This was followed by The Good Lie, another psychological thriller, now recorded as a talking book. A fourth novel, Exit from America, made its debut as an e-book in 2013. D.F. Bailey is currently working on a series of novels narrated from the point-of-view of a crime reporter in San Francisco.
Following his birth in Montreal, D.F. Bailey's family moved around North America from rural Ontario to New York City to McComb, Mississippi to Cape May, New Jersey. He finally "landed on his feet" on Vancouver Island -- where he lives next to the Salish Sea in the city of Victoria.
For twenty-two years D.F. Bailey worked at the University of Victoria where he taught creative writing and journalism and coordinated the Professional Writing Cooperative Education Program -- which he co-founded. From time to time he also freelanced as a business writer and journalist. In the fall of 2010 he left the university so that he could turn "his pre-occupation with writing into a full-blown obsession."
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Next: I’m currently working on the first draft of Death Shadow, the fourth book in the Will Finch series. I hope to have it completed and edited for release in 2017.
Social media: Almost exactly one year ago I began an experiment to see if Twitter could help broaden my reach. While I have about 14,000 followers on Twitter, it hasn’t translated into increased readership… Having given it a whirl, I concluded that Twitter doesn’t suit my personality.
Personal appearances: When my first novel, Fire Eyes, came out in 1987, books were promoted and sold with book launches, signings and reading tours. I did a number of those — and they were a lot of fun. But since the global re-engineering of book publishing and selling around 2010 that sort of activity has been transformed. For one thing, publishers can’t afford the costs for anyone other than their A-list writers. I’m now an indie author which means I write and publish my own work…
Great covers: I’m so happy to hear that because years ago I was pretty insecure about my design sense. I’m now preparing the cover for Death Shadow, the next book in my crime series. I select images from sites like Big Stock and Pixabay, then send them to my designer who lives in Cairo. I found him through a freelancer site called Guru.com. I give him the cover concept and colour ideas and together we run through about three or four drafts until the cover is perfect. Since we now have the brand and theme for the crime novel series, it gets easier as we go forward with every new book.
Book giveaways: As you know, I give away the first novel in my crime series, Bone Maker, for free (anyone can get a copy here: http://bit.ly/2aSJoXt). The idea is that if you like this book, then you can purchase the other novels in the series: Stone Eater and Lone Hunter. They’re a great deal and each costs less than a latté. Retailers call this kind of scheme a loss leader and overall it’s worked well for my books.
Reader list: Yes, and this gets back to my earlier point about email being more effective than Twitter. I have a list of about 1,800 people who subscribe to my VIP Club, which is my newsletter (to join the club, click the “subscribe” button on dfbailey.com). I also identify people who review my books and those who want ARCs (Advance Review Copies) of my new books when they’re about to come out. I’ll send these readers ARCs if they provide reviews upon publication. It’s a win-win and to my surprise, I’ve managed to get to know several readers quite well.
Author's Book List
Lone Hunter
Stone Eater
Bone Maker
Fire Eyes
Suitcase
Healing the Dead
The Good Lie
Exit From America
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Barry Finlay
Author Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction
Website: Barry Finlay Author
Twitter: @Karver2
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Barry Finlay is the author of three award-winning books: the inspirational Kilimanjaro and Beyond, the mystery/thriller, The Vanishing Wife and the humorous travel memoir and bestseller, I Guess We Missed The Boat. He had an extensive career in financial management before retiring in 2004, after thirty two years with the Canadian federal government. He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) who dabbles in the arts as he is also an award winning decorative wood carver. Since retiring, he has divided his time between being an author, working as a consultant on financial policy matters, travel, playing golf, climbing mountains, philanthropy and enjoying his three grandchildren.
Barry has always tried to stay active but working at a desk for so many years eventually catches up. A visit to the family doctor, along with a number of other converging events, encouraged him to take hold of his life and gave him the motivation to climb a mountain. The desire to pursue philanthropy was spawned while growing up on the family farm in Rapid City, Manitoba, Canada and was nurtured by the experience of meeting the African children who would directly benefit from his fundraising.
In 2013, Barry was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his philanthropic work in Tanzania.
On Becoming an Author:
Barry’s interest in becoming an author grew throughout his career while his skills were being honed by authoring countless financial policies. While Barry’s family always encouraged him to inject his dry sense of humour into his financial policies, it just didn’t seem appropriate somehow. Now that time is a little more readily available, he has taken the opportunity to put his skills and his sense of humour to good use. The experience of climbing Africa’s highest mountain at age 60 with one of his sons, and discovering the satisfaction of reaching a goal and giving others the opportunity to achieve theirs, was a book waiting to be written. Kilimanjaro and Beyond, written with his son Chris, is Barry’s first novel. He has now followed that up with two more books, the humorous travel memoir and Amazon Kindle Bestseller, I Guess We Missed The Boat and the mystery/thriller, The Vanishing Wife. His newest crime novel, A Perilous Question, was released May 15.
He publishes independently under his banner of Keep On Climbing. You can read more about his philanthropic work with Plan Canada and Wounded Warriors Canada at www.keeponclimbing.com.
In the meantime, please become familiar with his books and leave a comment. If you do read and enjoy one or all of his books, please take the time to leave a short review on some of the retail sites.
Barry lives with his wife, Evelyn, in Ottawa, Canada.
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Next: My new book is percolating and in the Outline stage. I can tell you that it will originate in Asia and revolve around cyber crime. Marcie Kane, who was introduced in The Vanishing Wife and continued in A Perilous Question, will once again be featured.
Social media: It has taken awhile to build a following and it is kind of an eclectic group. Because I have written non-fiction and fiction and do fundraising, I tweet about various things and have built the following that way. I’m focusing on my fiction writing now and tried to tweet about writing every Tuesday.
Personal appearances: Book stores, at least in Canada, have become much more amenable to bringing in indie authors and in highlighting our books. Craft shows at Christmas are a lucrative market as people are looking for gifts. I try to keep my event calendar up to date on my FB page at Barry Finlay – Author and my web site at www.barry-finlay.com.
Book cover: I provide the vision and the designer comes up with the design. I have a little focus group to run the cover by before final approval.
Writer support groups: [Besides the Crime Writers of Canada], I belong to the Authors Social Media Support Group (ASMSG) and the Indie Author Retweet Group (IARTG) as well as a number of groups on Facebook and LinkedIn. They are all helpful as authors can benefit from the experience of others. There is always something coming up that an author can apply to their own situation.
Free books: I never saw the value initially until I ran a few hours free through Genius Media for The Vanishing Wife. The results were beyond my wildest expectations and it translated into sales. It has to be done right and, in my opinion, a number of different sites, such as Ereader News Today, Freebooksy, Book Gorilla, etc. have to be used at once.
I do maintain a reader list. I started it by offering eight books by authors I liked plus a signed copy of one of my books in a giveaway. The books were nearly-new from a used book store. There are a number of sites that will advertise your giveaway. I ended up with about 1200 on my mailing list. Some dropped off as soon as the giveaway was over but after sending out emails about my upcoming book, I was able to add some back.
Great website: I try to keep it up to date, but it’s a challenge. Sometimes I don’t think I do it enough. I think the key is to focus on the most important things you have to say. Otherwise, it’s just overwhelming… Authors have to realize going in that if they want their book to be noticed, they are going to be spending a lot of time at the computer drawing attention to it. It has to be focused attention. A lot of time can be spent posting about the meal of the day but that doesn’t sell books…unless you are selling a cookbook.
Getting reviews: I have sought reviews from mainstream media, but it’s a challenge. I find the more books you write, the easier it becomes, but the ratio of reviews to books downloaded is pretty low. Offering books for free and getting more out there helps.
Author's Book List
A Perilous Question
I Guess We Missed the Boat
The Vanishing Wife
Kilimanjaro and Beyond
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Caroline Mitchell
Author Genre: Paranormal, Crime, Thriller
Author's Blog: Caroline Mitchell - thriller author
Website: Caroline-Writes
Twitter: @Caroline_writes
E-Mail: hello@caroline-writes.com
Google+: Check Out Google+
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
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Caroline lives with her husband, four children and two dogs in a pretty village on the coast of Essex. Five years ago Caroline and her family encountered real life paranormal activity in their home. Paranormal Intruder is her best selling true story.
Caroline's new novel, Love You to Death has recently been published as part of her Detective Ruby Preston Crime Thriller Series. These edge of your seat crime thrillers are infused by Caroline's experience in both the police and the paranormal.
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Next: Witness is released 20th December, just in time for Christmas. It’s my first psychological thriller and I’m very excited about its release. Here’s a teaser: It’s been ten years since Rebecca’s testimony saw Solomon locked away. Enough time for the nightmares to recede, the nerves to relax; enough time to rebuild her life and put the past behind her.
Social media: I’m very pleased with my Twitter following, although it has taken several years and a lot of work to build. I believe a strong social media platform is very important for all authors, as long as it’s organically grown. I advise against buying followers because they are of no value at all. Most are bots and they certainly don’t have any interest in what you have to say. I follow readers, authors and book bloggers. I keep lists and check them regularly so I don’t miss important tweets.
Great covers: My publishers Bookouture have created some great covers which I’m very happy with. They take over full development so I don’t really have a hands on approach.
Audio books: I self-published my first book and took it upon myself to get an audio book produced. Most of my subsequent books have been produced on audio through my publishers. I love audio books, being a fan myself. Although sales are not in the same realm as ebooks, I do believe they are growing in popularity. I created mine on ACX.com for free by splitting the royalty with my narrator and I really enjoyed the process.
Reader list: I believe that all authors should treat their books as a business and a reader’s list is integral to promoting your work. I’m very grateful to my readers and reviewers and as well as sending out updates, I conduct free prize draws as a thank you for their loyalty
Great blog: I’m glad you like my site, I’ve recently had it redesigned to give it that dark, gritty feel. I love blogging. I write regular pieces on writing and strive to inspire others to keep going.
Living in England: My biggest audience is in the US and I have a great following in the UK and my home country of Ireland too. I love hearing from readers, and it’s a great feeling when I hear from readers from across the globe. Social media is great for this and I use Twitter in particular to chat to readers online. I have easy access to London by train, which is very convenient for meetings and networking.
Getting reviews: When I self-published my first book I found it very difficult to get reviews, but slowly built a network of readers online through social media. It’s never been a better time to self-promote, given the amount of book clubs on Facebook and other online sites.
Author's Book List
Love You to Death
The Silent Twin
Time to Die
Don't Turn Around
Paranormal Intruder
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Liza O'Connor
Author Genre: Humor, Romance, Suspense Thriller, Disaster Romance. Late Victorian Mystery Sleuths, Sci-Fi
Website: Liza O'Connor - Author
Twitter: @Liza0Connor
E-Mail: Liza2write@yahoo.com
Google+: Check Out Google+
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My dog, Jess and I hike in fabulous woods every day, rain or shine, sleet or snow. Having an adventurous nature, I learned to fly small Cessnas in NJ, hang-glide in New Zealand, kayak in Pennsylvania, ski in New York, scuba dive with great white sharks in Australia, dig up dinosaur bones in Montana, sky dive in Indiana, and raft a class four river in Tasmania. I'm an avid gardener, amateur photographer, and dabbler in watercolors and graphic arts. Yet through my entire life, my first love has and always will be writing novels. I love to create interesting characters, set them loose, and scribe what happens.
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Next: The second book of the Sky Ryder’s series will come out Dec 30th 2016. In this one, Alisha gets promoted due to her amazing flying skills, but her renegade spirit starts bumping heads with those in charge.
Then to celebrate Valentine’s day, I have a very strange, but delightful book coming out on Feb 6th 2017, called Luck Be An Angel.
Social media: I love my tweeters. I actually keep a list of who retweets my book tweets so I can send them pics of puppies and kittens in appreciation. I ignore the peeps wanting to sell me tweeters or companies who want to save me time by allowing them to take over my tweet account. Yes, it takes hours of my time to schedule tweets and retweet those who have taken the time to help me. But it’s worth it.
Great covers: Well, you just made my day. I created all my covers with the exception of the first three books in the ‘A Right To Love’ series. Those were designed by the talented Danielle Fine. I loved them, but knowing my fast-paced plans to publish, my budget, and my love to be creative, I decided to make my own covers.
Frre books: When I first went indie, I gave my first book, Worst Week Ever away for free. I gave away over twenty thousand copies of the book in less than a week. But the amount of sales that flowed to the other books disappointed me and I found I made more money selling my new releases at full price and offering only the first in the series for 99 cents. As more and more authors are trying to be noticed with ‘free’ books, it’s value diminishes. But that is also true with 99 cent books as well. The truth is getting the attention of a reader is harder than ever as more and more authors join the ranks. But I honestly don’t think giving away your book is the best path to success.
Great blog: Actually, I have two blogs. My main blo:: http://www.lizaoconnor.com/
and my Sci-Fi Blog: https://multiuniversesoflizao.blogspot.com/.
I had originally planned to create a Victorian blog as well, but upon realizing the amount of time it takes to nurture and grow a blog, I changed my mind and meshed the Victorian blogs into my Liza blog. However, I felt sci-fi needed its own blog since its readers seemed to be different than those who read Victorian or Contemporary.
Blogs do take a lot of time but I wanted an outlet to help fellow authors get the word out on their books, and I like to write funny/sarcastic blogs when I have a moment. I keep my bloggers for three days, and stagger the start day between the two blogs so I won’t have to put up two blogs in a single day. I also create 8 promotional tweets for my guests which usually run for three days as well. It takes about an hour of my time to create the tweets and another hour to schedule all the tweets for the next day. But I’m a big believer in the concept of pay it forward. Then when I need help, my peeps are there for me.
Getting reviews: Ah reviews…. They are vitally important, but so hard to get. In total, I only have 375 reviews (over 27 books). Most of them 4 & 5s. I always hope for at least ten reviews on book one of a series because that is minimally what I will need to promote the book for 99 cents to get new readers and encourage them to read the other books in the series. Several of the promo sites won’t accept you without ten reviews.
Published under several genres: I didn’t expect great crossover from writers from my many genres but recently a reader sent me a Facebook message saying she was a sci-fi reader, but she just read the first book of my Victorian Sleuth series, Xavier & Vic and loved it. Soon after the other seven books in the X&V series were purchased. I was so thrilled…
I do write differently when in the various genres, so to your question about hopping about. Yes, I do believe it helps keeps the stories fresh for me. Especially genres that are far apart from one another, such as: sci-fi rom and a Victorian sleuth series. Still, to keep me on the straight, I try to reread the prior book in the series so I can fall back into the groove and move forward seamlessly.
Author's Book List
Scavenger's Mission
Dance or Die
Unexpected Love
A Fortune to Die For
Birth of Adam
Public Secrets
Saving Molly
Saving Casey
Surviving Sojourn
Surviving Terranue
Surviving Outbound
The Gods of Probabilities
The CrimeLords' War
The Darkest Days
Pack of Trouble
Well Kept Secrets
The Mesmerist
The Missing Partner
The Troublesome Apprentice
The Hardest Love
Climbing Out of Hell
Coming To Reason
Oh Stupid Heart
Worst Week Ever
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Anita Philmar
Author Genre: Hot Romance
Author's Blog: Anita Philmar
Website: Anita Philmar
Twitter: @anitaphilmar
E-Mail: anitaphilmar@yahoo.com
Google+: Check Out Google+
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
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Author Description:
Amazon Best Selling erotica author, Anita Philmar enjoys writing stories that push the limit and take her readers to new exciting places.
In a house full of men, she has learned the inner working of both boy's and men's minds which has enriched her stories.
Having grown up in Texas. she's a big fan of cowboys. She couldn't help but write westerns set in her home state. Hot, historical, or erotic fantasies, she lights up the pages with sizzling sex scenes.
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Next: The Warrior in Me was a fun book to write. Up next on the drawing board is A Cowboy’s Passion, which is part of the Cowboys of Naked Bluff, Texas. This book is a continuation of Cowboy’s Pleasure and The Country Doctor’s Bride.
Social media buzz: I have been on social media for years and believe it has fueled my current success. I have met some great followers and have had a chance to share my work with the world. I build my following my following people who like the same authors that I enjoy reading. When launching a book now, I make sure I included my twitter account and facebook friends in my marketing strategy. Luckily, I have great support from both.
Personal appearances: I don’t have any book signings, speaking or personal appearances scheduled in the near future. Most of my interviews are like this one, which happens online. If I plan an event, I normally share that information on my blog or in my newsletter.
Great covers: I am very lucky that I have a cover artist that lets me share in the creative process. Normally, I give her an idea and then I will search for pictures that I like. She puts it together and creates the final product. I haven’t asked readers opinions on my covers, but I have considered doing this in the future.
Short stories: I enjoy writing short. They are quick and help my sales numbers because I can price them lower. New readers can read my books without having to invest a great deal to discover my style. I have to say I do it because I enjoy writing short stories and to give readers a sample of my work.
Author bundles: I enjoy being in a box set. Mainly, I like working with other authors on a common goal. This has helped my sales. In that, it exposes me to new readers and spreads the cost of promotion over the group, giving each of us more exposure. I haven’t been the one to put a box set together. Luckily, I have been associated with other authors that have invited me to be in the group, which makes my part in the group much easier.
Free books: I had my book “Hot Prairie Nights” free on all outlets for four years. This exposed me to some readers. This year, I pulled it from all the sites and now uses it to find people who want to be a part of my newsletter group. I do Amazon giveaways, and I’m currently running a giveaway to celebrate the release of The Warrior in Me on my blog dated 11/11/2016. I find this again gains new readers and helps say thank you to your followers. There are some obstacles in that you need to make sure you know what you're doing and state your terms and conditions.
Support groups: Marketing for Romance Writers is a great group, but I have a group that I belong to which is called Authors Helping Authors. It is where I brainstorm with other authors about the upcoming author exchange that is hosted http://tinagayle.blogspot.com/p/authors-helping-authors-fall-exchange.html.
Time: Lately, I have spent a lot of time marketing for The Warrior in Me. I try my best to balance my day and spend a few hours doing each task. Some days, I might spend more time on updating my blog and the next day on marketing. However, I do try to write a little each day. Some days, I get more done than others.
Author's Book List
The Warrior In Me
McKee's Ghost
The Country Doctor's Bride
Naked Bluff, Texas
A Cowboy's Pleasure
More Than Ready
Deputy's Bride
In Too Deep
In Deep Water
Banished Witch
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Amy Shojai
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction, Reference
Author's Blog: Amy Shojai's Bling, Bitches & Blood
Twitter: @amyshojai
E-Mail: amy @ shojai.com
Google+: Check Out Google+
Facebook: Check Out Facebook
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Amy Shojai is a nationally known authority on pet care and behavior, a certified animal behavior consultant, a spokesperson for the pet products industry, and the author of 30 nonfiction pet books. She also writes THRILLERS WITH BITE! Which includes the dog-viewpoint thrillers LOST AND FOUND, HIDE AND SEEK and SHOW AND TELL.
Amy addresses a wide range of fun-to-serious issues in her work, covering dog and cat training, behavior, natural and allopathic health care, nutrition, first aid, aging pets, "the bond" and cutting-edge medical topics. In her nonfiction books, she empowers pet lovers by providing the information they need to make informed decisions for their cats and dogs. She specializes in translating "medicalese" into easily understood jargon-free language, making it accessible to all pet lovers. Oh, and she loves bling-icity!
Her work has been honored with over three dozen writing awards and she is a two-time recipient of the "Friskies Writer of the Year" award. Her articles currently appear in the Herald Democrat newspaper, on puppies.About.com and cats.About.com, PetHealthyStore.com and PetSafe.net and she's published several thousand articles and columns during her career. She presents a twice-monthly "Pet Talk" segment at KXII-CBS, hosted the weekly "Pet Peeves" at PetLifeRadio.com and is an expert on Animal Planet DOGS 101 and CATS 101. Sometimes she has time to sleep.
Amy has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and in USA Weekend, The New York Times, Washington Post, Reader's Digest, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Woman's World, and many other leading newspapers and magazines. She has also been a featured pet care expert on Animal Planet Dogs 101, Cats 101, Petsburgh USA/Disney Channel program, Good Day New York, Fox News: Pet News, NBC Today Show, WGN-Chicago "Pet Central" and "Animal Planet Radio" and many others.
She is an active member of the International Thriller Writers, certified member of International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, founder and Past President of the Cat Writers' Association, member of the Dog Writers Association of America, and Past President and Honorary Lifetime Member of Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. She frequently speaks to groups on a variety of pet-related and writing issues, lectures at veterinary and writer conferences, and conducts training and behavior demonstrations around the country.
She and her husband live with Seren-Kitty the Siamese wannabe, Magical-Dawg the German Shepherd, and other assorted critters at Rosemont, their thirteen-acre "spread" in north Texas.
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Next: I have several projects in the works. For my Kindle Worlds series, I have two more novellas planned, following Keiki the Rottweiler puppy and her trainer Lia. The next one is TRAINED TO SERVE, and delves more deeply into Keiki's police dog training as she grows up into her future role.
Meanwhile, I'm finishing up the audiobook version of my nonfiction pet care book, NEW CHOICES IN NATURAL HEALING FOR DOGS AND CATS. This has always been a favorite of mine, and so I brought it back into print, released it on Kindle and now in audio. I plan to include some of the techniques in my Keiki novella, with her trainer Lia being an advocate of natural healing.
Social media: I love social networking and have to put myself on a twitter and facebook "diet" to get any real work done! I tell myself that the interaction IS part of my work (and it is...) but it can be very easy to let it take over. My work is more about relationships (with pet lovers, and their relationship with their dogs and cats) rather than just writing books or blog posts or articles or whatever. My calling is to provide good, solid information that empowers and inspires people who love their animal companions.
Personal appearances: I'm working on two appearances right now, hopefully one in my local community and another when I visit my parents over the holidays. I grew up in Northern Indiana, and just learned there is interest in my giving a talk at the Bristol Public Library in December. Details are still being worked out but folks can check on my "appearance" page over at my www.SHOJAI.com website. Hope to see you there!
Audio books: There are many reader/listeners who actually prefer the audio versions. They tell me they spend a lot of time commuting for work, or there are others (artists, for example) who enjoy listening while they create. I love that notion! Audio sales has become a significant portion of my income, but it's not one individual title. I currently have five audio titles available, with more in the works, and it's the combined sales that make the difference.
Novellas: Yes, I wrote BORN TO LOVE after Toby Neal invited me to contribute to her Lei Crime Kindle World. Her character Lei is a detective with a police dog Keiki, so I decided to write the "backstory" of the Rottweiler, as a puppy. It's received some great reviews and was a lot of fun! Because it's one of many novellas in Toby's world, it's not gained a lot of attention...yet...but is being cross-promoted in my own pet-centric thrillers. My own audience has picked it up and enjoyed the story, and most of the reviewers beg for more Keiki stories, too. This was my first novella -- I tend to write long -- so it was a challenge to limit the number of characters and plot points.
Writer support groups: [Besides the International Thriller Writers], I'm a founder of the Cat Writers' Association, Inc (www.catwriters.com) , a longtime member of Dog Writers of America (www.DWAA.com) , and a past president and Honorary Lifetime Member of Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. All these organizations have had a "paw" in my development as a writer.
Free books: I've always given away free books, partly because the nonfiction is designed to be info-tainment to help pet lovers. Pet lovers talk to other pet lovers, so one person who adores a book (advice? or a fiction work?) talks about it to others. In fact, I include a lot of the nonfiction expertise in my fiction, sort of "giving away" free pet care consulting advice along with the thrill rides.
Reader list: Oh yes indeed! I always have a newsletter sign up list at appearances such as lectures and book signings or readings. I also have newsletter sign up forms on my blog here, and also on my website here: http://shojai.com/newsletter/
Fiction and informative non-fiction books: I use different parts of my brain for nonfiction than I do for fiction. Having written nonfiction for so long, that's almost like breathing to me--one year I wrote 4 books, 3 at the same time, juggling the interviews with experts via phone and internet all at the same time. That makes you really pay attention to the details and to stay organized so you know why Dr. XYZ calls you back and don't ask him questions meant of for Dr. ABC! (It can get embarrassing otherwise.) I can multi-task easily while writing nonfiction.
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Born To Love
Show and Tell
Hide and Seek
Lost and Found
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Barbara Silkstone
Author Genre: Mystery, Humor And Comedy, Romance
Website: Second Act Café getting even
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Barbara Silkstone is the best-selling author of the MISTER DARCY SERIES OF COMEDIC MYSTERIES ~ PRIDE AND PREJUDICE contemporary variations. Light comedies based on Jane Austen's timeless tales of love denied and love discovered.
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Next: Mr. Darcy Loves Elizabeth Bennet is coming in October. 4 stories for the price of 1! Join authors Elizabeth Ann West, Barbara Silkstone, Kristi Rose, and April Floyd as we each share an exclusive short novella reimagining our dear couple falling in love!
Social media: I use FB to communicate with my fans. I have a number of pages besides my personal page with over 4K friends, my author page, Mister Darcy series, Wendy Darlin Tomb Raider, Second Act Cafe, and more. I don't use twitter very often as my time allows for only so many outlets.
Great covers: I mostly design my own covers, seeking some feedback from fellow authors in my network.
Audio books: Almost all my books are in audio format. I love hearing my characters speak the words I have crafted for them. Since I write comedy, finding a narrator with good comedic timing is critical to me. I think I have about twenty novels in audio. I lose count. :)
Author bundles: Multi-author bundles are put together for the short run. Usually only 6 months. It is a wonderful way to introduce your work to new readers. Some of my own box sets (containing all the books in a series) remain in semi-permanent state. I have only one multi-author bundle in existence right now. It is titled Mr. Darcy Loves Elizabeth Bennet http://amzn.to/2djuHgq
Bundling a series of novels: Bundles are just another way of making it easy for readers to follow your books in order. (James...see this recent post for info on one of my recent bundles released in early Sept...I think. Here's the link: http://justjane1813.com/2016/10/30/barbara-silkstone-shares-her/
Reader list: I use my FB contacts, I write a monthly post for Austen Authors and rely on my website: Second Act Cafe.com to let my readers know of new releases. Chimp Mail coordinates my mailing list from my Second Act Café newsletter. That's pretty much it.
Author's Book List
Darcy and Elizabeth Serendipity
Darcy's Magical Message
Lizzy's Love Apprentice
Darcy's Royal Dilemma
The Return of the Gallant Vicar
The Gallant Vicar
Mister Darcy's Maltese Falcon
Happy Christmas from the Darcys
Darcy's Honeymoon
Mister Darcy's Templars
Pansy Cottage
Mr. Darcy's Secret
Mister Darcy’s Christmas
Mister Darcy’s Dogs
Vulgarian Vamp
Miami Mummies
Cairo Caper
London Broil
Wendy and the Lost Boys
COLD CASE MORPHS
Zo White and the Seven Morphs
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Dianne Harman
Featured Book: Murder at the Polo Club
Antiques, polo, and relationships. What do they have in common? Murder!
Why was the Palm Springs polo club owner's fiancee, Pia, murdered? Old relationships, Mafia vendettas, and inheritances all play a part in this cozy mystery. Jack Rutledge, the owner of a world class polo club in Palm Springs hires Marty Combs, an antique appraiser, to evaluate Jack's collection of art pottery and Pia's collection of art glass. When Marty and her husband, Jeff, a Palm Springs police detective, attend a cocktail party at the Rutledge Polo Club, they find themselves in the middle of a murder mystery.
Who killed Pia? Was it Kevin, the has-been polo player jealous of Jack's success? Roberto, the reputed second-in-command of the West Coast Mafia who loved Pia? Gerta, Pia's sister, who feels the art glass collection willed to Pia should be hers? Pia's ex-husband, a felon newly released from prison? Jensen, Jack's son, who'd been promised he would inherit Jack's very valuable art pottery collection, or even Lupe, the polo club owner's maid?
Author Genre: Romance and Literary Fiction
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Dianne Harman draws her stories and characters from a diverse business and personal background. She owned a national antique and art appraisal business for many years, left that industry, and opened two yoga centers where she taught yoga and certified yoga instructors. She's traveled extensively throughout the world and loves nothing more than cooking and playing with her new puppy, Kelly.
Being a dog lover and having attended numerous cooking schools, she couldn't resist writing about food and dogs. She is the author of three cozy mystery series: Cedar Bay, Liz Lucas, and her newest, High Desert. Each of these books contains recipes from her travels. She is also the author of the award-winning suspenseful Coyote Series.
A number of books in her cozy mystery series have been designated by Amazon as All-Stars because of their sales, and Dianne has been named by Amazon seven times as one of their most popular authors.
She invites you to visit her web site at: www.dianneharman.com and sign up for her newletters. You'll receive a free book and have a weekly chance to win an autographed boxed set of the Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series.
Author's Book List
Murder at the Polo Club
Murder at the Clinic
Murder on the East Coast
Murder at the Big T Lodge
Murdered by Country Music
Murdered by Words
Trouble at the Kennel
The Blue Butterfly
Murder in Cuba
Murder At The Bed & Breakfast
Murder & The Monkey Band
Murder at the Cooking School
The Death Card
Murder in Calico Gold
Murder and Brandy Boy
Murder in the Pearl District
Murder in Cottage #6
Marriage and Murder
White Cloud Retreat
Murder at Jade Cove
Kelly's Koffee Shop
COYOTE SERIES
CORNERED COYOTE
Coyote in Provence
Blue Coyote Motel
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Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Featured Book: Fighting for Anna
Tightly plotted and fast-paced, this romantic head-scratcher dives into 80s pop culture, a reclusive religious community, and high stakes politics.
Michele retreats to the country while her teens are away for the summer, to write the memoirs of her elderly neighbor Gidget—a reclusive former Houston art gallery owner—and learn how to be alone in the wake of her husband’s death. But when Gidget dies unexpectedly, she leaves everything to Michele except a bequest to a daughter no one knew existed. Suddenly, Michele's country quiet is shattered, and half of Texas shows up: some to help, some to contest the will, and others to make sure the mystery daughter is never found alive.
Author Genre: Mystery, Romance, Humor And Comedy, Non-fiction
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Website: Pamela Fagan Hutchins - Holding Nothing Back
Twitter: @PamelotH
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Pamela Fagan Hutchins writes award-winning and bestselling romantic mysteries and hilarious nonfiction, and moonlights as a workplace investigator and employment attorney. She is passionate about great writing, smart authorpreneurship, and her two household hunks, husband Eric and one-eyed Boston terrier Petey. She also leaps medium-tall buildings in a single bound, if she gets a good running start.
Author's Book List
Fighting For Anna
Hell to Pay
Earth to Emily
Heaven to Betsy
Going for Kona
Finding Harmony
What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too?
Leaving Annalise
Saving Grace
The Clark Kent Chronicles
How To Screw Up Your Kids
Hot Flashes And Half Ironmans
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Joanne Sydney Lessner
Featured Book: OFFED STAGE LEFT
There’s one role you don’t want a callback for: Prime Suspect.
Aspiring actress Isobel Spice lands her first regional theater job, playing a supporting role and understudying the lead in "Sousacal: The Life and Times of John Philip Sousa." A series of minor backstage accidents culminates in the suspicious death of the leading lady on opening night. When Isobel takes over the role, her mastery of the material makes her more suspect than savior, and she realizes the only way to clear her name is to discover the identity of the murderer—before he or she strikes again.
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Playwriter
Website: Joanne Lessner
Twitter: @joannelessner
E-Mail: joannelessner@gmail.com
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Writer, singer, and actor Joanne Sydney Lessner draws on her own experiences pursuing a performing career in New York City for her acclaimed Isobel Spice Mysteries: THE TEMPORARY DETECTIVE, BAD PUBLICITY, AND JUSTICE FOR SOME, and OFFED STAGE LEFT. With humor and a bit of romance, Isobel juggles auditions and temp jobs, solving murders along the way, while Joanne’s inside knowledge provides a window into the realities of breaking into show business (as well as a forum to share every humiliating audition experience she and her friends ever had.)
Joanne’s debut novel, PANDORA’S BOTTLE, was inspired by the true story of the world's most expensive bottle of wine and was named one of the top five books of 2010 by Paperback Dolls. With her husband, composer/conductor Joshua Rosenblum, she has co-authored several musicals, including the cult hit FERMAT'S LAST TANGO and EINSTEIN'S DREAMS, based on the celebrated novel by Alan Lightman. Her play, CRITICAL MASS, received its Off Broadway premiere in October 2010. Joanne is also a regular contributor to OPERA NEWS and a graduate of Yale University.
Author's Book List
Offed Stage Left
And Justice for Some
Bad Publicity
The Temporary Detective
Pandora's Bottle
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Barbara Silkstone
Featured Book: Darcy and Elizabeth Serendipity
Regency ~
Darcy remembers the perfect love between his parents and believes it can be his. He trusts in destiny— with a little help from serendipity—to find the love of his life.
Serendipity: A fortunate happenstance or a pleasant surprise.
Elizabeth, informed by the example of her parents’ marriage, refuses to believe in destiny. The concept of serendipity is an affront to her logic. She will not marry except for true love and thinks she can control her own fate if she is very cautious. Will she and Mr. Darcy find their Happily Ever After?
Author Genre: Mystery, Humor And Comedy, Romance
Website: Second Act Café getting even
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Barbara Silkstone is the best-selling author of the MISTER DARCY SERIES OF COMEDIC MYSTERIES ~ PRIDE AND PREJUDICE contemporary variations. Light comedies based on Jane Austen's timeless tales of love denied and love discovered.
Author's Book List
Darcy and Elizabeth Serendipity
Darcy's Magical Message
Lizzy's Love Apprentice
Darcy's Royal Dilemma
The Return of the Gallant Vicar
The Gallant Vicar
Mister Darcy's Maltese Falcon
Happy Christmas from the Darcys
Darcy's Honeymoon
Mister Darcy's Templars
Pansy Cottage
Mr. Darcy's Secret
Mister Darcy’s Christmas
Mister Darcy’s Dogs
Vulgarian Vamp
Miami Mummies
Cairo Caper
London Broil
Wendy and the Lost Boys
COLD CASE MORPHS
Zo White and the Seven Morphs
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Andra Watkins
Featured Book: Hard to Die
You’ve heard the raves about the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Hamilton. But what happened to ‘Dear Theodosia,’ the fiery daughter Aaron Burr serenades? An inventive new take on the uncharted fate of Theodosia Burr Alston, the fiery daughter of Alexander Hamilton’s murderer. Hard to Die is an engrossing speculative fiction time-warp that combines elements of history, the paranormal, and suspense to breathe fresh air into Theodosia’s forgotten life and story. By the New York Times best-selling author of Not Without My Father: One Woman’s 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace. Hard to Die is the highly-anticipated sequel to To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis.
Author Genre: Suspense, Memoir
Author's Blog: Andra Watkins
Website: Andra Watkins
Twitter: @andrawatkins
E-Mail: readme(at)andrawatkins(dot)com
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New York Times Best Selling Author Andra Watkins lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
Not Without My Father: One Woman's 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace, her memoir chronicling her walk and dysfunctional family adventure, was nominated for the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction. She is one of the only living persons to walk the 10,000-year-old road.
Her acclaimed debut novel To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis was published by Word Hermit Press in 2014 and planted her desire to walk the ancient Trace.
Natchez Trace: Tracks in Time is a book of photography, shot during her 15-mile daily hikes on the Natchez Trace.
In addition to her books, Andra's writing has been published on recognized sites including Scary Mommy and Minerva Rising, and she has been featured on news outlets including The Huffington Post, The Tennessean, and ABC News.
Follow her writing adventures at andrawatkins.com.
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Hard to Die
Natchez Trace
Not Without My Father
To Live Forever
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Carmen DeSousa
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For four thousand years, creatus have concealed themselves from the humans who hunted them almost to extinction. Unwittingly, one creatus will endanger them all ...
As with most of his family, Derrick Ashton knows his future and what position he's destined to fill within his unique society. Everything changes, however, when he breaks one of his family's strictest laws and falls in love -- with a human.
In his quest to protect the woman he can never have, a twist of faith propels him into a new role that will cause dissension among his family and endanger the anonymity that they've spent thousands of years protecting.
Now, he will risk everything to save the girl from humans and his own kind. The one thing he can't save her from, however ... is herself.
The Creatus series is not your normal paranormal story ... it's a realistic romantic mystery based on the myths you've heard your entire life. Prepare to believe.
Author: Carmen DeSousa
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Romance, Paranormal
Website: Carmen DeSousa - ROMANCE. MYSTERY. SUSPENSE
Author's Blog: Romance.Mystery.Suspense. - Carmen DeSousa
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My stories overflow with romance, suspense, a hint of humor sometimes and, of course, a few Kleenex moments. After all, what would a great story be without an emotional event setting the stage? All of my novels are sensual, but not erotic, gripping but not graphic and will make you cry, laugh, love, and hope.
Although some of my titles clearly include supernatural or ghostly beings, my paranormal stories dance on the edge of make believe, in a genre referred to as magical realism. My hope is that as you read my stories, you'll wonder, "Hmmm...what if?"
As most authors, I blame my leap into a full-time career as a professional writer on my love of reading. Reading has always been an escape for me. When life was rough as a child, I could always disappear into a book. But I found something else too... I discovered that writing out my thoughts was healing. Not only could I create hope for my protagonists, but I could do away with the antagonists--legally.
When I penned my first novel, 'She Belongs to Me', I allowed only my cousin and best friend to read it. They are the reason I write. They pushed me to publish, as they felt my stories would give others who've experienced tragedies hope. So now, even though I still write for me, I mainly write for my readers who continually encourage me that my words touched their soul.
Most of my novels share some of my favorite hobbies, mostly, anything to do with the great outdoors. I rarely spend my days off at a movie theater or the mall. In fact, I hate shopping, and my hubby would prefer to do anything other than take me to a movie that I'd already read the book. :) Also, we both would rather read a book on the beach--or a coffee shop if it's raining--and if the weather is really nice, we love to go kayaking and hiking.
Title: Creatus
Author: Carmen DeSousa
Derrick is one of the creatus, created beings who have lived on the earth for more than four thousand years. Many questions surround the origin of these sentient beings who are stronger than humans, eat differently, and live longer. But they were created just as we were, maybe even before us. It is from them we obtain our fairy tales--and our nightmares. They are the reason we believe in superheroes--and monsters. Because...they exist.
In the past, they kept the human race safe from an anonymous distance. But now Derrick must come out of the darkness to save a woman he has no business loving, even if doing so may threaten his entire race.
The Creatus Series is not your normal paranormal story...it's a realistic romantic mystery based on the myths you've heard your entire life. Prepare to believe...
Bonus Material! Creatus includes the prequel: Creatus (They Exist) and a sneak peek at Creatus Rogue.
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Title: Creatus (They Exist)
Author: Carmen DeSousa
For four thousand years, creatus have concealed themselves from the humans who hunted them almost to extinction. Unwittingly, one creatus will endanger them all...
As with most of his family, Derrick Ashton knows his future and what position he's destined to fill within his unique society. Everything changes, however, when he breaks one of his family's strictest laws and falls in love--with a human.
In his quest to protect the woman he can never have, a twist of faith propels him into a new role that will cause dissension among his family and endanger the anonymity that they've strived for thousands of years to protect.
Now, he will risk everything to save the girl from humans and his own kind. The one thing he can't save her from, however...is herself.
The Creatus Series is not your normal paranormal story...it's a realistic romantic mystery based on the myths you've heard your entire life. Prepare to believe.
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Title: Creatus Rogue
Author: Carmen DeSousa
Ancient myths, superheroes, vampires... Forget everything you've heard.
For four thousand years, creatus have concealed themselves from the humans who almost hunted them to extinction. Now, one rogue wants the world to know they exist.
Victoria doesn't want any of it; she just wants to live in peace without men--humans or creatus--messing with her head. When the rogue decides he wants her to join him, though, only one person is close enough to help her. Only problem, he's her prisoner, and if he escapes, she's supposed to kill him.
The Creatus Series is not your normal paranormal story... It's a realistic romantic mystery based on the myths you've heard your entire life. Prepare to believe…
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Title: Creatus Eidolon
Author: Carmen DeSousa
Not all phantoms are myths…
For four thousand years, creatus have concealed themselves from the humans who hunted them almost to extinction. Now, one rogue faction wants the world to know they exist.
Meghan only wants to be normal, and for the first time in her life, she feels she might have a chance to be herself.
As she finds herself between creatus families with different ideals and their roles within the human race, she struggles to find her way. Only, her path leads her right into the arms of a wanted man.
Not only will she have to fight for the man she loves, she'll have to fight for her very life.
The Creatus Series is not your typical paranormal story...it's a realistic romantic mystery based on the myths you've heard your entire life. Prepare to believe…
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Title: Creatus Animus
Author: Carmen DeSousa
If we allow enmity in our hearts, war is inevitable…
For four thousand years, creatus have concealed themselves from the humans who hunted them almost to extinction. Now, one rogue faction plans to retaliate by ridding the world of humankind.
Only one division of creatus, with the strength and numbers to fight the sinister sect, stands between humanity and a new world order.
What they discover, however, might prove the truth about the creatus myths, and why humans started hunting them so many thousands of years ago.
Maybe humans were right…
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